French Onion Soup from scratch?

**Pandora** · January 10th, 2008, 07:21 AM

anyone got a good recipe?

**Rach75** · January 10th, 2008, 07:54 AM

Serves 6

You need:
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
6 onions, diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tbsp flour
1 1/2 litres (6 cups) beef stock
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 slices French bread
Grated parmigiano or gruyere cheese

Method:
Heat a heavy-based saucepan over a medium heat. Add butter and oil, allow to melt then add the onions and garlic. Cook and stir occasionally for 30 minutes, by which time the onions should develop a pale golden colour. Sprinkle in the flour and cook for 3–4 minutes, stirring often.

Add stock and bring to the boil, whisking occasionally to ensure that the flour is incorporated. Reduce to a simmer, cover the saucepan and cook for 45 minutes. By this stage it should have achieved a good gutsy flavour. Season to taste.

Top bread slices with grated cheese and cook under a hot grill until cheese melts. Pour soup into bowls and place a cheese crouton in each bowl.

**Roryrory** · January 10th, 2008, 08:10 AM

Will have to try this - last time I made it for DH (when we wus a-courtin') it turned out as inedible "French Onion Stock" LOL!

**Pandora** · January 10th, 2008, 08:14 AM

Thanks. I wonder if you can have the onions a bit chunkier than diced? I was thinking of quartering them and seperating the layers a bit. I will give it a go when the weather cools down a bit in Melb

thanks!

**wardygirl** · January 10th, 2008, 08:20 AM

when i cook mine I leave them as onion rings. if u want my recipe I'll scan and email - Tler keeps me too busy to type it out. its pretty similar thru.